TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of aging on sensation of dyspnea and health-related quality of life in elderly asthmatics
AU - Battaglia, Salvatore
AU - Sandrini, Maria Cristina
AU - Catalano, Filippo
AU - Arcoleo, Giuseppe
AU - Giardini, Gianluca
AU - Vergani, Carlo
AU - Bellia, Vincenzo
PY - 2005/8
Y1 - 2005/8
N2 - Background and aims: As the awareness of sensory stimuli is often impaired in older subjects, it has been hypothesized that the aging process may influence the perception of dyspnea. This study aimed at evaluating the aging-related difference in perception of spontaneously occurring dyspnea in adult asthmatics and at whether any such aging-related differences have an effect on the health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Methods: 18 elderly asthmatics (EA) aged >65 years and 20 young asthmatics (YA) (age range 16-44 years) were recruited. In all subjects, 12-month asthma symptom score and respiratory function were recorded. Dyspnea was measured at rest by the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and HRQOL by the St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ). Results: Although the groups did not differ for FEV1 % predicted, the EA showed lower VAS scores (9.9±19.8 mm vs 19.5±17.0, p
AB - Background and aims: As the awareness of sensory stimuli is often impaired in older subjects, it has been hypothesized that the aging process may influence the perception of dyspnea. This study aimed at evaluating the aging-related difference in perception of spontaneously occurring dyspnea in adult asthmatics and at whether any such aging-related differences have an effect on the health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Methods: 18 elderly asthmatics (EA) aged >65 years and 20 young asthmatics (YA) (age range 16-44 years) were recruited. In all subjects, 12-month asthma symptom score and respiratory function were recorded. Dyspnea was measured at rest by the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and HRQOL by the St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ). Results: Although the groups did not differ for FEV1 % predicted, the EA showed lower VAS scores (9.9±19.8 mm vs 19.5±17.0, p
KW - Aging
KW - Asthma
KW - Dyspnea
KW - Elderly
KW - Quality of life
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M3 - Article
C2 - 16285194
AN - SCOPUS:33644643463
VL - 17
SP - 287
EP - 292
JO - Aging clinical and experimental research
JF - Aging clinical and experimental research
SN - 1594-0667
IS - 4
ER -